CFOs focus on technology, regulation at PEGCC event

The Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) held its second Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) Day last week, hosting 34 CFOs and senior executives from the industry lobbying group’s member firms. Similar to PEGCC’s first CFOs Day held last September, technology and regulation were the top topics of discussion at this year’s event.

During a panel on technology moderated by Robert Hull, CFO at Providence Equity Partners, attendees discussed best practices for CFOs in automating processes at the firm level, and panelists debated the use of automation to collect and distribute portfolio company information. The panel also touched upon current trends in managing books and LP requests.

The forum, which was exclusively open to PEGCC members, also included a panel on the current regulatory environment and SEC exams, as well as a lunch conversation on advancing the CFO as a C-Suite leader. The last panel of the day addressed M&A transactions, including strategic due diligence, deal structuring, as well as tax and operations challenges.

PEGCC, which has increased its member events threefold over the past two years, will be hosting five events this July, including a Chief Compliance Officers’ Working Group meeting on July 15 and an ESG Seminar on July 16.